"Appeals court wants more briefs in Obama immigration fight": Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has a blog post that begins, "A little more than a week after denying President Barack Obama's effort to move forward with controversial executive actions on immigration, a federal appeals court has ordered both sides in the case to file new legal briefs."Posted at 05:09 PM by Howard Bashman

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Programming note: On Thursday morning, I will be meeting in northeastern Pennsylvania with co-counsel in an appeal on which I am working. As a result, additional posts will appear here on Thursday afternoon.Posted at 11:38 PM by Howard Bashman

"Justices Urged to Provide More Access to Financial Disclosures; House Transparency Caucus seeks SCOTUS finance sunshine": Mike Sacks has this post today at "The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times."Posted at 07:26 PM by Howard Bashman

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

"Colowyo Coal to appeal federal ruling on permits for Craig-area mine": The Denver Post has this report.

"Hearing next week for Pa. appeals court nominee": The Morning Call of Allentown, Pennsylvania has a news update that begins, "After controversy over why his nomination has remained pending, a Pennsylvania appeals court nominee will get his day before a Senate panel next week."

"Judge disputes state's execution of convicted rapist-murderer": Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has an article that begins, "A federal appeals court judge says a convicted rapist-murderer who was executed at San Quentin in 1998 was 'likely innocent' of a capital crime and was put to death only because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that barred a lower court from considering the merits of his case."

"Appeals court: no immunity for Casaus." The Albuquerque Journal has an article that begins, "The wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a young woman killed in a crash by a police sergeant speeding through a red light will move forward based on a 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling Tuesday."

"Does a True Threat Require a Guilty Mind? The U.S. Supreme Court rules on a case at the intersection of First Amendment rights, violent hip-hop lyrics, and online harassment." Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at The Atlantic.Posted at 12:57 PM by Howard Bashman